2005–06 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

2005–06 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 23
AP No. 15
2005–06 record 25–9 (11–5 Big Ten)
Head coach Steve Alford (7th year)
Assistant coach Brian Jones
Assistant coach Greg Lansing
MVP Jeff Horner
Home arena Carver–Hawkeye Arena
(Capacity: 15,500)
2005–06 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#6 Ohio State 12 4   .750     26 6   .813
#15 Iowa 11 5   .688     25 9   .735
#13 Illinois 11 5   .688     26 7   .788
Wisconsin 9 7   .563     19 12   .613
Indiana 9 7   .563     19 12   .613
Michigan State 8 8   .500     22 12   .647
Michigan 8 8   .500     22 11   .667
Penn State 6 10   .375     15 15   .500
Northwestern 6 10   .375     14 15   .483
Minnesota 5 11   .313     16 15   .516
Purdue 3 13   .188     9 19   .321
2006 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of March 14, 2006; Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2005–06 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by seventh-year head coach Steve Alford and played their home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 25-9 overall and 11–5 in Big Ten play. The Hawkeyes won the Big Ten Tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as #3 seed in the Atlanta Regional. The season ended in disappointment with an opening round loss at the buzzer to #14 seed Northwestern State, 64-63.

Schedule/results

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Regular Season
11/14/2005*
No. 20 Maryland-Eastern Shore
Guardians Classic
W 86-41  1-0
Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa

11/15/2005*
No. 20 Colgate
Guardians Classic
W 73-51  2-0
Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa

11/21/2005*
 ESPN2
No. 18 vs. No. 7 Kentucky
Guardians Classic
W 67-63  3-0
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, Missouri

11/22/2005*
 ESPN2
No. 18 vs. No. 2 Texas
Guardians Classic
L 59-68  3-1
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, Missouri

11/26/2005*
No. 18 Texas-San Antonio W 79-46  4-1
Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa, Iowa

11/30/2005*
No. 14 No. 24 NC State W 45-42  5-1
Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa, Iowa

1/7/2006
No. 6 Illinois W 63-48[2]  12-4 (1-1)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa, Iowa

1/28/2006
No. 16 Ohio State W 67-62  16-5 (5-2)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa, Iowa

2/25/2006
No. 20 at No. 8 Illinois L 59-71  20-8 (9-5)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, Illinois

3/1/2006
No. 23 Penn State W 65-38  21-8 (10-5)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa, Iowa

3/4/2006
No. 23 Wisconsin W 59-44  22-8 (11-5)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa, Iowa
Big Ten Tournament

3/10/2006*
No. 20 vs. Minnesota
Quarterfinals
W 67-57  23-8 (11-5)
Conseco Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, Indiana

3/11/2006*
No. 20 vs. Michigan State
Semifinals
W 53-48  24-8 (11-5)
Conseco Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis

3/12/2006*
No. 20 vs. No. 7 Ohio State
Championship Game
W 67-60  25-8 (11-5)
Conseco Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis
NCAA Tournament

3/17/2006*
No. 11 (3) vs. No. (14) Northwestern State
First Round
L 63-64[3]  25-9 (11-5)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 
Auburn Hills, Michigan
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

References

  1. "2006 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. March 14, 2006.
  2. "Horner, Hawkeyes Snap Illinois' 15-Game Win Streak". keloland.com. January 7, 2006. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  3. "Wallace, NW St. stun Iowa on last-second 3". ESPN. March 17, 2006. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
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